July 25, 2011, 5:28AM

Musica Sacra, in its 24th season under founder and director Christopher Uhl, will perform Maurice Durufle's Requiem, Op. 9, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Mobile. The Very Rev. Stephen E. Martin, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Mobile, will be the celebrant. Full story »

July 17, 2011, 6:39AM

The final weekend in July will bring an extraordinary event to downtown Mobile. Musica Sacra Choir will enter its 24th season under the direction of founder and music director Christopher Uhl with the impressive Duruflé Requiem at 7:30 p.m. July 29 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Organist Jeff Clearman and the 20-voice choir will perform the work... Full story »

October 03, 2010, 10:07AM

MOBILE, Ala. — The University of Mobile Center for Performing Arts will present “L’Amore Spirituale,” a concert of sacred music featuring soprano Mihaela Buhaiciuc, Ph.D., at 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Mobile. The concert is free and open to the public. The program includes traditional sacred arias including “Ave Maria” by... Full story »

March 21, 2010, 9:51AM

The cathedrals of centuries past were not concert halls, and the music heard in those exalted spaces was not written for popular entertainment. Nevertheless, such music endures precisely because it is inspirational and was written by acclaimed composers who understood how sound works in a specific space, according to Christopher Uhl, founder and director of Musica Sacra Choir. The... Full story »

December 27, 2009, 6:21AM

Every arts season provides its share of highlights and magical moments, but few events hold us spellbound like a scintillating concert in the perfect setting. That was the case Dec. 18 when Musica Sacra Choir and Chamber Orchestra performed its annual Gala Christmas Concert in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. From the opening notes of Robert Parsons’ “Ave... Full story »

December 20, 2009, 4:59AM

Longtime Mobile arts activist Bunky Ralph is the new president of the Mobile Arts Council board. I’m excited to be working with this board,” she says. “I hope to continue the momentum we’ve built this past year and to help guide the Arts Council to even greater success in bringing people and art together. “One thing I am determined... Full story »

December 13, 2009, 4:34PM

Christopher Uhl says the audience for Musica Sacra’s concert Friday will hear something likely never performed in Mobile. The irony is that the “Magnificat” by Czech composer Jan (or Johann) Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) is as old as Mobile itself. The hymn of the Virgin Mary in Luke 1:46-55 is Mary’s response to being told that she will bear the... Full story »